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Kynyr swung his legs over the side, got the crutches positioned beneath his
armpits, and levered himself up.
Todd knelt in front of Kynyr, studied his legs, and gave him a nod. "Now put a
little weight on it and tell me what it feels like."
Kynyr put his foot down, winced sharply, and shifted, holding his bad leg with
the knee bent. "Shit."
"I expect so. Now put a bit of weight on it again and stop when the pain gets
bad."
"I hate this." Kynyr eased his injured leg down.
Todd straightened. "That's enough. Let's take a walk."
"Can I see Finn?"
"I need to talk to you about something first. How about the kitchen?"
Kynyr maneuvered to the door. "When I thought he was dead...."
"Broke your heart? I felt the same about Tarrant. He was easy to love. I think
everyone in Red Wolf loved Tarrant."
"Yeah." Kynyr concentrated on walking and Todd followed.
"I haven't put a moon-offering on his grave in two weeks."
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"The cubs took care of it."
"They didn't get caught?"
"If ever a pair of cubs were born sneaks, it's Rory and
Hamish. They took Cooley along. He's learning." Todd stepped around Kynyr and
opened the kitchen door for him.
"How's he doing?"
"We haven't told him yet, but he's a wealthy little wolf."
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"He is?"
"I decided it was time to tell Claw who Cooley was in case the cub had an
inheritance coming from his dad. Cullen had a surprising amount of gold set
away for his retirement."
"Cullen was wealthy?"
"Not quite. However, Eideard left everything he had to
Cooley also. And he had a King's ransom in jewelry on him when he died ...
including Cullen's lost rings."
Eideard's words to Kynyr the morning they were getting ready to leave Hell's
Widow flooded back into Kynyr's mind.
Anger sent a flush across Kynyr's features.
"Gods damn it all to hell! Ellie." Kynyr dropped into a chair at the kitchen
table and leaned his crutches against the chair beside him. "I told Eideard to
stay away from her. Ten to one she's dead. Eideard killed her."
"Why?"
"Ellie betrayed Cullen. She drugged him. Cullen was taken without a fight."
Kynyr launched into a description of what had happened to Cullen Blackwood,
unable to repress the outpouring of emotionally charged words.
A loud sob made both myn turn. Kady stood in the doorway, pale and shaking,
her knuckles in her mouth.
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When Todd rose to go to her, Kady turned and fled. Kynyr reached for his
crutches, but Todd shook his head. "You wait here. I'm going to get your
gram."
Kynyr itched with restlessness waiting for Todd to return.
His thoughts began straying to Finn and Ramsey. The kitchen seemed too quiet.
He wondered where the cubs were, glanced at the window to judge the time, and
decided that Cooley must have left for his duties with Georgie Rogan, and the
Scott cubs had not arrived for work yet.
Each passing moment made Kynyr want to see Finn, to reassure himself with his
own eyes that his spiritbrother was recovering from his wounds. It was one
thing to be told so and another to see it with his own eyes. There were also
things he wanted to ask Finn about their last night in Hell's
Widow the night that Eideard had stayed away until past midnight. He took his
crutches under his arms and headed out, pausing at the door to see if there
were any signs of
Todd returning. Seeing that no one was in the hallway, Kynyr headed for the
infirmary, and slipped inside, closing the door behind him.
Kynyr scanned the long room. Finn lay on the nearest bed with one of those
'pressed' books in his hands, reading.
Cahira had begun importing them from Creeya and offering a few for sale in the
shop. A folding screen had been extended beyond the next bed, and Kynyr
suspected that Ramsey was on the other side, although why Cahira would want to
isolate him from view like that sent a tremor of concern through
Kynyr.
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"Hey, Finn!" Kynyr leaned his crutches between the wall and the nightstand to
hobble closer to Finn, using the furniture to spare his leg.
Finn closed the book, his eyes lit up when he saw Kynyr, and he laid the book
on the nightstand.
"How're you doing, Finn?"
"Fine ... except when I eat. My belly's damned sore."
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Finn's mouth curved into a rueful grin.
Kynyr grabbed his spiritbrother, hugging him tight. "When
I thought you were dead..."
His grin dissolved into a brittle smile and tears of relief came into Finn's
eyes as his arms closed around Kynyr.
"Same here, brother."
Kynyr broke the embrace and settled into a chair beside the bed. "Damnit,
Finn! You should have kept going. You shouldn't have gone back for me."
Finn tilted his head in a sidewise nod. "The Dreaded Horde would have skinned
me if I hadn't."
"There's that."
"Death by hairbrush is not a pleasant thought."
"Agreed." Kynyr chuckled and then sobered abruptly, indicating the folding
screen with his chin. "How's Ramsey?"
"Didn't they tell you?" Finn looked troubled.
"What?"
"He's got gangrene."
Kynyr felt his world tilt with grief, and he realized what
Todd had wanted to tell him. He clenched his eyes shut, and his mouth thinned.
"No, they didn't."
"I'm sorry."
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Kynyr opened his eyes, and his expression had gone distant. "Has his family
come to visit him?"
"Only his mother. Aisha had to go and get her, or Glenna would not have come.
Erskine rode over to Blue Rock the day after Eideard's funeral and told them.
From what I hear, Ramsey's brother is an unforgiving sort."
"That's a shame."
"Tell me about it. Erskine stops by most evenings and sits with him. Glenna's [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]